Driver arrested in Sunday injury hit-and-run

CHICO — The driver of a car in a crash Sunday morning has been arrested by Chico police and charged with felony hit-and-run.

Chico resident Sandeep Singh Attwal, 22, was taken into custody Tuesday at his Ahwanhee Commons residence.

Attwal's Ford Mustang struck a light pole, fire hydrant, traffic sign and two trees at the intersection of Yosemite Drive and Echo Park Terrace about 7:30 a.m. It stopped half way down an embankment.

The crash toppled the hydrant, which shot water dozens of feet into the air before fire crews could shut it off.

Police said Attwal fled the scene of the accident. He admitted being the owner of the vehicle when police contacted him later on Sunday, but denied knowing anything about the crash. Officers said he appeared to be intoxicated when they questioned him.

A passenger in the car, who also fled, was contacted by police and determined to have been injured in the accident.

Through the passenger and other evidence, Attwal was identified as the driver of the Mustang.

He was booked into the Butte County Jail in Oroville on suspicion of felony hit-and-run causing injury.